Our industry creates values
RELIABILITY
Inorganic coagulants are pivotal for safe drinking water and efficient wastewater purification. They
are produced in Europe, thus ensuring a reliable local supply.
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
Chemical water treatment is the most energy efficient water treatment technology and has a low carbon footprint.
SAFETY
Coagulants are essential for protecting human health and improving environmental performance. INCOPA members are committed to the highest product quality and environmental standards in Europe.
COST-EFFICIENCY
Chemical water treatment is the most cost efficient and state of the art technology. Coagulant use represents only 0.5% of the total cost of water purification (0.5€ on 100€, per person per year).
CIRCULARITY
Our products, as well as their applications, contribute to the Circular Economy: thanks to
the use of inorganic coagulants 1/3 of the phosphorus used in Europe could be recycled.
Latest News
INCOPA provides input to the stakeholder consultation for the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive revision
INCOPA welcomes the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Direct
INCOPA presentation at ESPP webinar on Iron – phosphorus interactions and opportunities for phosphorus stewardship
On 13-14 July the ESPP webinar on Iron – phosphorus interactions and
Our key numbers
1 Billion EUR
The industry contributes 1 billion EUR to the European economy
80 Production units
In Europe, our members operate 80 production units and produce 4 million tonnes of coagulants
70% of our Raw Materials
70% of our raw materials are high quality by-products from other industries.
1st to use Chemical Purification
The first to use chemical purification were the Egyptians around 1500 BC
71% of the Global Population
In 2015, 71% of the global population
(5.2 billion people) used a safely managed drinking water service
4 Billion People
We estimate around 4 billion people have access to drinking water treated with coagulants.
Our members
